98 The Law of the Rhythmic Breath 



tive and the elemental forces evolved therefrom, 

 which involved the submergence of the Spirit, and 

 out of which the Soul must be evolved. And just 

 as the Spirit in order to manifest laid Itself upon 

 the cross (the first sacrifice), the " spark " of spirit- 

 ual fire radiating from center to circumference, 

 thereby limiting Itself to the sphere, so the soul cen- 

 ter of man is at the intersection of the cross just 

 between the shoulders, where Angel's wings are 

 always indicated; and whether there be winged 

 angels in very fact matters not the least. They 

 symbolize the flight of the soul when it recognizes 

 its own power and freedom. 



The intimate relations of Tejas with the vital 

 organs, so compactly fitting the one to the other 

 in the torso, makes the rhythmic flow of this Tattva 

 in its divinely assigned proportions of paramount 

 importance to both health and happiness. Not 

 only does it maintain the normal heat of the body, 

 with centers of great activity in the sacral and solar 

 plexuses and between the shoulders, but it presides 

 over digestion and distributes the renewing nutrient 

 juices throughout the system. In disturbed condi- 

 tions it destroys its own work. The positive phase 

 of Tejas is manifested in the stomach and its neg- 

 ative phase in the duodenum. Its prevalence in 

 digestion explains the close sympathy between the 

 stomach and brain ; for as Tejas stimulates the optic 

 nerves, it has at all times a strong influence upon 



